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Deputy Prime Minister of the post-5 October first government, Miodrag Mile Isakov, says there is no doubt that the leaders of the former DOS are responsible for the current situation in the country. He points out that after October 5, it was crucial to adopt a new constitution and implement the Lustration and Extra Benefit Laws. The biggest mistake is that Vojislav Kostunica and Zoran Djindjic could not agree, and we in the Presidency of DOS did not force them to work together, says Isakov.
He told H1 that the expectations of the people were exaggerated, but also the promises of the authorities after October 5, and that it was natural that the former leaders of DOS were criticized and held responsible for what was not achieved.
“We did not do anything that we agreed to as a program, or anything in the famous agreement that we signed with the citizens,” Isakov said, adding that the key things were: first a new constitution from which pro-European laws should be derived.
“So, we had the old Milosevic constitution, which nobody took seriously, then a legal vacuum arose,” Isakov said, adding that the laws were harmonized with the European ones, but that they were not in accordance with the Constitution and that the government could do what you want: if something is not in accordance with the law, then it is in accordance with the Constitution, and vice versa.
He also pointed to the problem that the law on the origin of property was not passed, and that the Lustration Law was passed, which was never implemented, as well as the Additional Benefits Law, which began to apply to Bogoljub Karić, who first it was deprived of money and returned. the legal solution has not been applied to anyone else.
“Without those two laws and the new constitution, we did not have the opportunity to change the system,” Isakov said, adding that after that, “it was quite logical and natural” for “those who are now in power” to return to power. .
“I pointed out those mistakes then, we knew it wouldn’t work, but some thought that some shortcuts could lead to similar results. They liked being able to do whatever they wanted,” Isakov said, adding that part of DOS was not they wanted a new constitution because they would have to convene elections, in which the DS would not win, which was demonstrated in the next elections when the DSS won.
He also noted that the biggest mistake after October 5 was that Vojislav Kostunica and Zoran Djindjic could not agree, and the others in the DOS presidency, that they were not required to work together.
“It could be a solution, on the one hand, one that adheres to the legal norms and the constitution like a drunken fence and the other that tries to circumvent them to reach some goals faster. But that did not happen, all of us who are in “At that time, we had a great responsibility to see this opportunity played out and to allow the selection of successors who were not up to the task,” Isakov said, adding that the consequence was the return to power of the current regime.
When asked how he values the fact that Vučić is announcing the name of the new designated prime minister on October 5, Isakov says that he is “living his way” and that he “worships in such a way that not only is there nothing sacred but also history “.
“What he will announce today has nothing to do with that, because it is completely irrelevant who will be the prime minister. It is known who makes the decisions in this country,” Isakov said.
He says that the current opposition has similarities to DOS in the diversity of parties and the effort to unite with the goal of overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić’s regime, just as DOS’s goal was to overthrow the Slobodan Milošević regime.
“But we also had a plan for what’s going to happen next, how to change the system, and I don’t see that they have it, that’s the key difference,” Isakov said.
Asked about the protests that were organized on several occasions against the current government, he said that the demonstrations against Milosevic were much more organized, with a clear idea and a good organization, and “today everything is something spontaneous.”
“Citizens initiate them and then they get to the point where they don’t know what to do next, there is no one to organize them,” says Isakov.
When asked why workers are not joining the protests now, as they were before October 5, Isakov claims that, among other things, the reason is that people are disappointed and disheartened by the failure of October 5 .
“They don’t know who to trust anymore, and they also have such weak opposition and leaders who don’t have a vision,” Isakov said, adding that he had the impression that the current opposition leaders were “waiting for this one to fall apart on its own. alone”. it happens ASAP.
When asked how he sees the future of Serbia in five to ten years, he says he does not see it as particularly bright.
“It looks like it’s going to take a few more years,” Isakov said.
He estimated that “Vucic will be overthrown” only in the next presidential elections, and that then the entire regime will collapse like a tower of cards. “
He expects Serbia to be in a state almost as catastrophic as the one they encountered after wars and inflation.
“It will be difficult to renew Serbia and lead it through development,” he said.
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